prairie

     

Prairie, from the french prairie ("meaow", "grassland", "pasture", "prairie"), refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few or no trees, and having generally a mesic climate.

Trivia about prairie

  • Manitoba is the smallest & easternmost of the Canadian provinces known by this "grassy" 7-letter word
  • After moving from "The Big Woods", Laura Ingalls Wilder set up her "Little House on" this area of the Old West

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